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OPINION

Letters to the Editor for June 30, 2018

Memphis Commercial Appeal
Published 5:00 a.m. CT June 30, 2018

As the U.S. prepared to honor George Washingon on Feb. 22, 1940, the 208th anniversary of his birth, Guton Borglum's huge Black Hills granite sculpture neared completion at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Rapid City, S.D. Note comparitive sizes of men at work on head of Washington, which together with likenesses of Lincoln, Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt, was scheduled for completion in June 1940. (AP Photo)(Photo11: ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Blackburn's blame game

Say what we will about U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn and her many shortcomings as a congresswoman, but we surely cannot fault her for her outrageous creativity in coming up with excuses for why separating the reported 2,000 children from their parents at the border isn’t the responsibility of her and her fellow Republicans, or certainly not her candidate for sainthood hero, President Donald Trump. We learn in The CA that the situation is, as usual, somehow the fault of the "liberals" even though Blackburn and her Republican colleagues control both houses of Congress and Trump could correct the whole mess with nothing more than a telephone call. Blackburn is an embarrassment. The midterm elections cannot come too soon.

Harry Freeman, Memphis

Beware of border abuse

If children 12 and under are housed together at the Texas border, are the younger children being monitored for molestation by the older children? Also, how well are the adults screened for this job? Not only are the children traumatized by being separated from their parents/caregivers, but they can be further traumatized by older children and adults if they are sexually exploited. The same can be true at the housing area for the older children.

Susan Green, Cordova

Rochelle Stevens earned it

Concerning the Memphis Mount Rushmore for sports, how in the world could you forget Rochelle Stevens? Is it because she is a female? She competed against the world and won. She continues to work in the community. Is it because you are a bit sexist?

Eugene McDuffie, Olive Branch

We are more than basketball

How can you suggest a Memphis Mount Rushmore from two sports? What about Cary Middlecoff, Rochelle Stevens, Tim McCarver?